Can A Christian Commit Suicide And Go To Heaven?

Lately, in the news, there have been an assistant pastor, a pastor’s son, and other Christians who have committed suicide. Some Christians say that they are in heaven, others that they are in hell. The question is, where are they and what exactly does the Bible say about suicide?

Where do the thoughts of suicide come from?

Judas Betrayed Jesus

John 13:21When Jesus had said this, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, “Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me.”

John 13:27After the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”

John 18:2Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples.

John 18:3Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Matthew 27:5He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.

Judas suicidal thoughts came from Satan who was making him feel guilty for betraying an innocent man who at first convinced him to betray Jesus. The only way out is to commit suicide, words being whispered into the ears of Judas by Satan. That is Satan’s tactic, he will use you then discard you.

Can demons convince a Christian to actually commit suicide?

1 Corinthians 1:8who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy

The promise of Scripture is that Jesus Himself will keep the believers’ faith strong until the end. The word suicide suggests hopelessness, one who has no faith.

Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

The Scripture very clearly states that murderers cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven but, will be cast into the Lake of Fire, away from God’s presence.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 19 Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

The body and spirit, does not belong to the believer for they were bought with the blood of Christ on the cross. Believers have no right to destroy their body by suicide in any shape or form.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 16 Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.

In 1 Corinthians 3 states that if a person murders a Christian who is filled with the Holy Spirit, the murderer will be destroyed [cast into hell] by God. The question then becomes, how can a Christian destroy [commit suicide] if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in him? If he does then the Scripture says that God will destroy him. But, we know that God will keep us in right standing with Him until the end, He will keep our faith strong [1 Peter 1:5].

Suicidal thoughts are not self-generated but comes from an outside source. A person’s mind is equipped with self-preservation. Jesus said that Satan only comes to kill and to destroy.

Suicide is murder and shows no faith but hopelessness while a person with Christ, has hope. Through Christ, we will overcome any satanic attack because our strength comes from the Lord. A “Christian” who commits suicide never had the Holy Spirit living inside of him in the first place and has been defeated by the enemy, convincing him to commit self-murder. The Scripture is very clear on the issue, a person who has committed suicide shows that they are still from the world and are dead in their sins but those who are born again have overcome the world.

5 thoughts on “Can A Christian Commit Suicide And Go To Heaven?”

There seems to be differing opinions on this. Catholics say suicide is an automatic ticket to hell cos you can’t confess to a priest and get forgiveness. Christians who believe salvation cannot be lost say it is not. I’m one who believes in the eternal security of the believer. Even a true believer, if in enough physical or mental misery, is able to commit suicide. I’ve felt agonized enough to think about it or wished for a stray bullet to take me out. If a true believer will go to hell if they commit suicide, then salvation can be lost and that’s not what I believe the Bible teaches. Jesus atoned for that sin, also. It’s very easy to condemn those who commit suicide when you yourself aren’t in physical agony. Are you totally sure you wouldn’t consider it? I’m not willing to dogmatically state that true Christians who have killed themselves are in hell. If they are, eternal security is a false doctrine and you may not believe it is but I don’t. The Bible says Jesus won’t lose anything that belongs to him. Anyway, just my thoughts. Because of my health problems, I now understand how people could consider suicide. I may not ever have the nerve to do it but I’ve sure thought about it.

You have a lot of false assumptions about my stands in eternal security. That makes me believe that you did not read my post completely and rushed through it. You should reread it again. A true Christian cannot commit suicide because God will help him or her overcome. If they claim to be a Christian and do commit suicide then that person never was saved in the first place. Please read the verses I provided in my post and analyze what the Scripture declares. Thank you for your comments.

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I grew up in a family that to this day still does Santeria (the raw form of Witchcraft). Jesus saved me from becoming one even though I participated as a young child under my mother's authority. As a child, I used to see literally, demons walking in my house and it used to scare the heck out of me. I would write down more of my experience but it would be too long. The desire in my heart is to reveal Satan's tactics and how one can overcome his schemes. I want to encourage you to fight the good fight of faith. Putting on the full armor of God by way of reading the Bible and praying every day so that you may be transformed into the image of Christ for good works. If you haven't made Jesus your Lord and Savior, I pray that you do because there is no other way to make it to heaven as seen in John 14:6 which says, "Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" If you believe that He died for your sins and on the third day He rose from the grave you will be saved. Ask Jesus today, to forgive you of all of your sins and to save you and He will.